Health-related quality of life (QOL) refers to the measure of a patient [apos] s functioning,
well-being, and general health perception in each of three domains: physical, psychological …

Psychosocial issues are an understudied yet important concern in the overall health of
hemodialysis (HD) patients. Stress is a concomitant of chronic illness and its treatment, and …

Multiple measurements of depression predict mortality in a longitudinal study of chronic
hemodialysis outpatients. Background The medical risk factors associated with increased …

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Depression is well established as a prevalent mental health problem for people with ESRD
and is associated with morbidity and mortality. However, depression in this population …

Purpose: We sought to determine the prevalence of psychiatric illness in hospitalized
patients with end-stage renal disease. We also examined the association between end …

Background: Depression is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and is
associated with increased mortality, but little is known about depression in patients just after …

Depression has been thought to be the most common psychiatric abnormality in
hemodialysis (HD) patients. There are few data using psychiatric diagnostic criteria and a …

The prevalence of depression in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis
has not been definitively determined. We examined the prevalence of depression and the …

The first three decades of the ESRD program were devoted to extending patient survival.
Few data have been generated regarding the factors associated with successful patient …